Public comments urge changes to election practices, citing system vulnerabilities and contingency needs

Several speakers used the public‑comment period to raise concerns about election security and contingency planning ahead of forthcoming elections. Chuck Reynolds warned that the county’s systems are "vulnerable," criticized barcode‑based ballot encoding and the narrow scope of state audits, and urged fixes before November. Lee Moore advocated for hand‑marked paper ballots, citing other states' moves and local incidents of ballot 'flips' at a McKinney site: "We must go to hand marked paper ballots to preserve the voters' intent," Moore said.